sea star

See also: seastar and sea-star

English

Etymology

From sea +‎ star. Compare West Frisian seestjer (“sea star”), Dutch zeester (“sea star”), German Seestern (“sea star”), Danish søstjerne (“sea star”), Swedish sjöstjärna (“sea star”), Icelandic sjóstjarna (“sea star”).

Noun

sea star (plural sea stars)

  1. A starfish (class Asteroidea).

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Translations
starfish — see starfish

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